Chinese researchers show that a few extra hours of CO2 curing can roughly double the wet-dry service life of red mud–CFB ash–MgO backfill, while keeping leaching of hazardous elements low even after weeks of exposure to alkaline red mud liquor. Red mud remains one of the aluminium industry’s...
Canadian Energy Metals has demonstrated a process for producing smelter-grade alumina from Saskatchewan black shale and has started a prefeasibility study for its Thor Project. Canadian Energy Metals Corp. (CEM) has taken a step towards developing an alternative North American source of alumina...
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Orbite Aluminae Inc. is pleased to announce that further to its press releases of January 8 and March 13, 2015, the Company has now been granted patents in Canada and the Unites States pertaining to its Red Mud Monetization technology. The two patents are Canadian patent 2,857,574 and U.S. patent...
Guizhou Huajin Aluminum Co. put half of its 1.6 million-tpy alumina project online on April 29, CNMN website reported. The remaining 800,000-tpy is still under construction and slated for production in August this year, it added. Guizhou Huajin Aluminum Co. is a JV between Chaclo and Jinjiang Group.
Nabaltec AG published its 2014 consolidated financial statements today and confirmed the preliminary figures for last year. Revenues remained stable at a high level, climbing by 7.8% to EUR 143.3 million (2013: EUR 132.9 million). EBIT grew by a strong 21.0%, to EUR 12.7 million (2013: EUR 10.5...
Altech Chemicals Ltd publishes March 2015 Quarterly Report on 30th May. Highlights of the report: Altech appoints BFS partners and key suppliers for HPA operation • Seatram appointed as Altech's transport and logistics services provider • M + W Group appointed as the EPCM partner to facilitate...
Xingan Chemical Alumina Plant shut down 1.8 million-tpy alumina capacity on April 25 due to an accident, Shanghai Metals Market has learned. It will take about 2 months for production to return to normal. Some traders raised offers by 40 yuan/tonne to 2,540 yuan ($415) per tonne immediately after...
Orbite Aluminae Inc. announced the filing of its Consolidated Interim Financial Statements for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015. The Company reported a net loss of $2.7 million (or $0.01 per share) for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015, as compared to a net loss of $4.4 million ($0.02...
Highlights - Memorandum of Understanding with Melewar Integrated Engineering Sdn Bhd - Part of the diversified Melewar Industrial Group Berhad (MIG-Melewar) - Construction services for buildings and steel works, civil works, roads and site infrastructure Altech Chemicals Limited is pleased to...
The city-based Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Design and Development Centre (JNARDDC) has developed an indigenous process of preparing 'special alumina', which is usually imported. Special alumina, which is the precursor for manufacturing aluminium from bauxite ore, has multiple uses as fire...
Antam may soon receive financial aid from China Development Bank (CDB) and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) worth US$ 50 billion according to reports. The company is struggling with its finances and production maybe stalled in the absence of adequate funding sine the House has...
China is enjoying a robust demand for alumina in the domestic market that has pushed up the country’s output by 8.7% to a record high of 4.71 million tons this March reducing its reliance on alumina imports which fell 42.1% from last year to 218,000 tons. The domestic alumina is more attractive due...
BHP spin off company, South32 is weeks away from attaining an official listing and its valuation has already been reduced to almost half the original assessment at the time of conception. For Mike Davis, its current valuation of $7 billion (R84 billion) seems highly attractive as he is eyeing the...
Highlights • Altech commences permitting process for HPA plant in Malaysia • First stage of process involves the Preliminary Site Assessment (PAT) • A ltech’s HPA plant is designed to meet both international and Malaysian standards Altech Chemicals Limited is pleased to announce that it has...
Altech Chemicals Limited announces that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with mining services company, Castle Equipment Pty Ltd (Castle), appointing it as mining contractor and processing plant operator for the Company's aluminous clay (kaolin) deposit at Meckering, Western...
President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday gave the assurance that government would do everything under its purview to revive the Volta Aluminum Company (VALCO) to take its rightful position in the smelting of alumina in the country. He said he had directed the Ministry of Power to make available all...
Inner Mongolia Datang International Renewable Resource Development Co. produces 110,000 tonnes of alumina each year using coal ash, a waste generated during thermal power generation, local media reported yesterday. The company’s subsidiary, Datang Tuoke Power Plant, generates over 4 million tonnes...
Credit Suisse upgrades Alumina AWC to "outperform" from "neutral" and says "it is our preferred ASX100 mining exposure". "Alumina fundamentals are much better than iron ore and AWC is moving into a strong dividend paying position with a yield of 8 per cent in CY15 rising to 13 per cent in CY17. "We...
Alumina Limited, the 40% owner of Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals (AWAC) – part of the world’s third largest aluminium producer, Alcoa Inc – has seen its shares jump 2% following the release of a quarterly earnings report. AWAC, which pays dividends to Alumina as part of its major shareholding,...
Alcoa of Australia Limited has secured a new 12-year gas supply agreement to power its alumina refineries in Western Australia. Commencing in 2020, the agreement is for an initial supply of 120 terajoules per day of natural gas. Combined with a number of smaller agreements, this means Alcoa of...
